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POST OFFICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED_
STATE'S BLIND EYE ON GAMBLING.
BOOKMAKER'S PALACE AND 100 TYPISTS.
MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1920.
EXCHANGE.
OFFICIAL PRICES
Banks.
"Nobody can be surprised that there are those not resident in H&S. Banka h. this country who look upon us as a nation of hypocrites," said Mr. Justice Darling recently.
Fer Dunera... Mr. Garnitzha, Holders of private letter boxes, are warned against the practice) Mr. Jobain, Mr. Badd, Mr. Bohan of wring kays not issued by this non, Miss Brooke, Miss Bank, Mr. Dartment In addition to the Brenchley, Mr. Hireno, Mr. Hims the use of Mr. Nishio, Miss C. Lampy, Miss C. locks caused by privately made legs there is the Lowe, Mr. S. Nissin. Mr. B. further danger that such kess Jones, Mr. C. D. Jackson, Mr. and may eauly get into the hands of Mrs. Keenan, Mr. A. J. A. Santos, unauthorised personk.
Mr. and Mr. Moore, Mr. Sakurai.
Cantons M. 4. F. Hatchinson, Miss Kenyon, He was giving judgment in an Registered and Parcel Mails are M. Ragi. Mrs. Warson, Mr. Philpo action in which Mr. Ernest Walter North Chines
Batana of Corporation-street,
Yangistes closed 15 minutes earlier than the tes. Mr. and Mrs. 1 Edwards, Mr. Beston. time given below unless other-M. P. Khan, Mr. H. M. Khan, Mr.Bieroingham; and Bepeagents, wise stated, and where mails are H. 1. Rabwalla, Mr. F. P. Bath. Ltd., claimed damages and an in- Far Easterna advertised to close at or before wall, Mr. Esmulje, Mrs. Esmaljer junction from Pearson's Weekly 9am, registered and parcel mails
and child, Mr. Maitland Wood, Mr. for alleged infringement of copy are closed at 5 p.m. on the pre-Evan, Mr. Sideketim. Mr. Hnight in "My Hormen Husband. vious day.
Mr. Beston, a member of a Guldir, Mr. H. H. Lay. Mr. A. Chubbuck Mr. Tim. Mr. J. sürm of inrf commission agents, Heller, Mr. J E Tine, Mrs said he bought the MS. from the author in June 1919 for 220 It E. Throne, Master The ne
appears it was also offered to tival Pit. Mr.Messa Pearson, who bought it Mr. F. Y. Heang. Mr. Por Wase. Mr. for 35 guineas.
INWARD BAILS.
Saigon-ParPAUL LECAT Ith
Aug
Manils Per WEST NERIS 17th
Aug. Shanghai-Per LAHORE 17th
Aug.
Manila and Australia Per
TANGO M. 19th Ang.
Sbanghai
and
Japan
Wenz
FL.
A. Na
-1748.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
CORONET
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHT!
at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.
MARY PICKFORD
" STELLA
7.15 p.B
MARIS.”
SILENT MYSTERY
Episodes 12 & 13.
TO-DAY'S SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Opening Rate: closing Rafa
on Page 11.
TEL. No.
1743.
SELLING.
TT
#2
Demand
424
30 dis
4/23
600.
60 dis
#219
Marine Insurances.
ms
4/298
T/T Shanghai
Nom.
390
T/T Singapore.
18012
h
L. 160
TT Japan
149
n.
1824 T/T India....
Nom.
n.
93
Damand, India
Nom.
19
TT San Francisco)
Fire Insurances.
New York 7594
IT Batavia..........
214
Chias Fires H. K. Fires
125FT Marks 315
Nom.
Demand, Parįs
Skipping
BUYING.
Douglasas HI.K.Steamboats 8. Indos (Prof.) †Indos (Def) L R. 1.
Shells
2344
4 m/s L/C
B-
18 210
4 m/s. D/P
6 m/s L/C
4473 4/5
b
.
Refineries.
D. b.
238
55
4 m/s. Marks ................
4 m/s. Francs
Mining.
C. Newrong," Mr. Phia Hes. Mr. His lordship said the action Ferries" Low Chu, Mrs. Wong Goan Pit and was a very peculiar obe. It was inft.. Miss Wong Yok Hi. Miss for damages for infringement of Wong Tuai Heung, Mr Ameeruddin. copsright by people who called Sugars Mr. Erance, Mr. A. Bencal. Mr. themselves the Britannia Publish- Malabons
Sakari. ring Agency, but who were simply Naique Conio, Mr. Sakari and init.. Mr. A L Andree bookmakers carrying on an ap-Kallans
parently enormous business in the Midlands.
Per
Mr Da Souza.
KANG AWA M., 20th Aug.
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
WEATHER REPORT
•
Langkais
Shai Docks X. Engineeringe
Shanghai Loans BIGGER BUSINESS THAN SPA. Sbai Explorations) "Established in Birmingham," | Rauds said the judge, "in palatia | Tronohs premises, they employ 100typists. Gral Caspiana which is about three times as Docks, Wharves, Sandakan Australia New Zea
Aug. 1öd. 1a. 40m. -No returns
many as accompany the repre dan via Thursday Is-Perfrom Japanese stations. Pressure sentatives of England when they H.K. Wharves EASTERN 17th Aug.. Reg has increased slightis at Shang-Ro to Brussels or Spa to do the K. Docks 145 am. Letters 2.30 p.m. Į hai and Cape St. James, and de- waple business of the Govern- Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon. Mauri-creased slightly elsewhere. The ment with regard to the peace thus, L. Marques. S. Africa, typhoon or depression near Guam between the Allies and Germany.
Dhanushkodi. VIA
appears to be moving very slowly (Laughter) Egyp! and Europe via northwards.
LAHORE Marsielly-Per 17th Aug. Reg. 5 p.m. Letters flongkong Rainfall for the 24 3 p.m.
bours ending at 10 s.m. to-day, Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauri0.00 inch. Total since January tius, L. Marques. S. Africa, 192, 74.04 inches. against India via Dhanushkodi, average of 59.77 inches. Aden and Exp: -Fe: FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOUes HUNTSEND. 170 Aug. 5 ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District
Forecast.
Indis
p.m.
Tourate KWAI WAH. 17th
Aug. 5 pm.
PAULI
Rock
IS. W. or
I is an enormou- business which the Post Office does all it can to facilitate, by establishing on the premises a private post an office for expedition of business and the convenience of everybody who wants to bet with those book-
winds. !moderate: 1 fair.
Shanghai, S. China and Japan | Hongkong to Gap variable
Kobe - Per vis LECAT INь Aug. 5p.m Formosa vis Keelung - Peri SHINNO M. 17th Aug. 5) p.:D.
Banzkox Swatom and
Per CHINHUA. 1: Aug. 11i
AD.
-
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-
Per HAICHING, 17th Aug.,) 1.p.07.
Amoy, Shanghai & North China
--Per SZECHUES. 17th Aug.,3 p.m.
Formoss vis Keelung, Shanghai,
North China and Japan via: Moji, Canada. United States, Central and South America) and Europe ria Vanroser -Per MONTEAGLE. 17th Aug. Reg.15 am. Letters
10 a.to.
• Formasidrunnel: The ame
as No. 1.
The same as No. 1.
3 South
China H.K.
of between
Hainan.)
4 South coast of The same
Chin between H.K. & Hainan.)
No. 1.
C. W. JEFFRIES.-Director. H.K. Observatory, Aug. 16.
SMALLPOX IN GLASGOW.
makers.
FT Francs .......... 10.45
135/- 30 d. Sydney and 2314
Melbourne
30 d.San Francis-)
co&New York J
Nom.
אן
HONGKONG THEATRE
11.05
TO-NIGHT!
6 m/s. Francs......... 11.25
91-Demand, Germany. -
Lands, Hotels & Buildings. Centrals H.K. Hotels L. Invest H'phreys Est Kloan Lands
Demand, Bombay ..... T/T Calcutta
38-Demand, Calcutta...
IDGX
Nom. 5056
Demand, New York 1814
t
1516 T/T Bombay
Nom.
n.
1.30
Nom.
Q.
27/6 Godowas, &c.
Demand, Manila
164 Nom.
Demand, Singapore, 18034
Do Hip
bong
A.
F5
On Saigon
9.
151
On Bangkok
D.
A
127
Sovereign
4.70 Nom.
t. 29
Gold leaf per Tael... 34 10
Har Silver, ready... 591
forward
3914
b.
103
Bank of England rates 76
b.
125
L.
11032
.10
+
31
I.
b.
140 51
H'kong 50 ct pieces
$1/5 dis.
Cotton Mills.
10
5:
$15 dis.
"
A.
ກ.
:.560 t. 52
Cantan subcoins
53.
D.
L279
35
Miscellaneous.
B.
L. Reclamations West Points
WHEN THE POLITE PROSECUTE Evos
"At the same time." comment-Kung Yike ed the judge. "in various police Lap Kung Mows n.
Orientals courts public money is spent from time to time in proserating people 3'hui Cottons Yangtezapoos for carrying on testing busi- besses, but those are the people who don't do is in the properly ascertained legal way.
Cements China Borneos Do. Light old 40
B
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Chins Providents b. Dairy Farms Electrics H. E. Electrics Macao b. Hongkong Ropes a Ek. Tramwa
Nobody can be surprised that there are those, nos resident in this country, who look upon ue as a nation of hypocrites, when they find that betting is suposed to be discouraged and people pro secuted for carrying it on, and that it all depends upon whether you make the proper kind of genuflection to the law of Eng-Steam Laundries ? Jand or whether you don't.", .
b.
New York/London... 3.64
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
TO-NIGHT!
PARAMO U NIT
presents
MARGUERITE CLARK
in
THE PRETTY SISTER OF JOSE'
5 parts.
HOTELS.
$3/5 dis.
310 1'3
$165 dis. THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
NOTICES.
KAISHA. LTD
7.35
D. 516
7.45
MITSUBISHI SHOJI
1812 30
[MITSUBISHI, TRADIR
GO. LTD.)
Da
n.
6.90 6.10 6 ctm.
COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS.
5
Steel Foundries D.
10
b.
5.70
1112 33
b, 124 125
Peak Trams, old b.
new
His lordship beid that the copy- | Water-boats right had been bought by plain | Watsons tiffs, and defendants bad infringed Wm. Powell During last week (says the copyright. It was only fair Wisem 8.71 Weekly Scotman of July 3) there to say that when Messrs. Pearson Bk. East Asia Straits, Bangkok. Cesion. Mauri-was a considerable reduction in paid £35 for the manuscript they Centrals
fius. S. Africe L. Marques, the number of fresh cases of bad not the least ides that it Maras Elec: India via
Dhanushkodi, smallpox admitted to Belvidere belanged to anybody but the Europe Egypt, and
via Hospital. Glasgow, and the report author. Suez-Per OANFA.
He gave judgment for £1 dam-
17th
a more
for the week-end was Aug.. Rex. 9.45 am. Letters satisfactory one. Seven patients ages and cos15.
were discharged, all of whom had
10.30 ..
The Parcel Mall will be closed bees vaccinated, and there was on Monday, 16th Aug. one death, that of an adult who 5 p.m.
hai been vaccinated. On Monday' twofresh cases were admitted, both| THURSDAY. 19TH AUG.
p.m.
SALARIES.
TUN
Hongkong, dưa. 16, 192.
Hang
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF COAL MINES OF TARASHIMA, OCH), MUTABE KISHIDAAL TOSHIROTANI HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SATO, CANADA, KAMITAMADA, DIBAT 136SONNEW.
10*
TIDE TABLE.
16th to 22nd Aug. 1920.
Low Water
Hongkong
Mean Dine,
7.4
b. m m43
$
6.7
1.3
$3
5 38a 7.9
U 24
5 37
2.4
56
6 39
1 1a 53
3.7
m 733
..
Shanghai and North China-Per from Bridgeton district. There SINKIANG. 19th Aug, 11 were no admissions on Tuesday,
and no deaths took place. Two WHAT IS A FAIR INCREASE?!
It is, I think, an arcepted facts Water Straits, Bangkok. Egypt and cases were admitted to hospital
# bank clerk to the Europe via Liverpool-Per on Wednesday, the patients being (writes ALCİNOUS, 19th Aug.. Reg-adults from the Bridgeton and London Burainy Post) that the
Calton districte. There 1.45 p.m. Letters 2.30 p.m.
were general
of salaries and Moo. 15 m 1× 4) Philippine Islands. Australis, seven dismissala, consisting of wages are based on the cost of
"wer. 17 11 37
115 'sad Naw Zealand, via three adnits and four juveniles.living: an employee has little or Thursday Island-Per. AKI Two of the juveniles had not been no margin beyond this. MARU, 19th Aug.. Reg. vaccinated, while the others had The cost of living for the first 8.45 a.m. Letters 9.30 p.m. been vaccinated in infancy. They half of this year exceeds that of Japan via Nagasaki Per TANGO were no deaths, and the total 1914 by over 130 per cent.
MARU. 19th Aug, 10 s.m. cases under treatment on Wednes Philippine Islands, Formosa via Keelung, Shanghai, N. Chine, Japan vis Nagasaki Canada, United States, Central and South America & EUROPE VICTORIA B.C.- Per VIA
2.117.
TJILEBOET 19th Aug.. 3
day night numbered 97.
TUESDAY, 24TH AUG.
Wed. 15
Ther, 19 m 0 *
No reasonable man expects the same standard of comfort as before the war. low as that 3 standard was; we all know we must bear our share of the cost of the war. But if we are to
AFRICA MARU, 19th Aug. Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Per maintain our efficiency we must HAIHONG, 24th Aug., 1 have a certain amount of com- Reg. 5 p.m. 20th Letters 8.30
fort; a man cannot do good work p.m. Japan via Yokhama-Per Amoy, Shanghai & North China at bis business if harassed by -Per SUI YANG, 24th Aug.) extreme difficulty in making both ends meet, and if, on his return! Philippine Is. Per TAMING, home of an evening, he has to
24th Aug., 3 pan.
turn to and do housework, as ia Shanghai, N. Chins, Japan via the case with ming of us.
Kobe-Fer TAMBA M., 24t1 Aug, 10 am.
pm
FRIDAY, 20TH AUG.
Hoihow. Pakhoi & Haiphong
Per KAIFONG, 20th Aug., 8
#D
Swatow, Amoy and Fooghow- Per HAILOONG, 20th Aug., 1 p.m. Japan
vis Nagasaki-Per TANGO M., 20th Aug, 10
Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Maur- Itius, L. Marqués, 8. Africa, India vis Dhanushkodi. Egypt, & EUROPE VIA MAR- BEILLES-Per SHIDZVOKA TARU, 20th Aug, Reg. 9.45
b. Letters 10.30am.
ine IPFLOONG-
THURSDAY 26TH AUG.
Th question is, what proportion of the increased cost of living sboald is common fairnees b borne by employer and ́emplaydi? 3traits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauri-respectively, bearing in mind the tins, & Africa, L. Marques, fact that salarles (unlike proits India vis Dhanushkodi, are based on the cost of living? Egypt and Europe vie Marseilles Per
BHID.
9.45 am. Letters 10.30 a.m.
"THE FATE, THİLESA
I submit that the fer hinz
ZUOKA M., 25th Aug, Reg would be that the incred com
should be equally divided addi them-ie, that the cost of itvi
FRIDAY 3RD SEPT,
3traits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauri-having risen by 150 par Beaty tin, L. Marquee, 8. Africa, salary eng be considered, to . India via Dhanushkodź fair one which done Foot
F 2018
21m 1 5 27
3 43 42 22 3 4 58 $ 54.1
5 4ial 25
mn morning afternoon.
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